Dhaka, Feb 01 (V7N) —A team of five renowned ophthalmologists from Singapore has begun treating patients in Dhaka who suffered eye injuries during the July Movement in Bangladesh.
The doctors examined the eyes of over 100 patients at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIO&H) and Bangladesh Eye Hospital, assessed the treatment provided so far, and suggested future treatment and rehabilitation protocols for them on the first day of their two-day mission on Saturday.
On the second day, they will see more patients at the two health facilities before leaving Bangladesh on Sunday night, according to a press release.
The members of the team are Donald Tan, Head of Eye and Cornea Surgery at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital; Blanche Lim, Clinical Director of Ophthalmology at National University Hospital; Ronald Yeoh, Associate Professor and Retina Surgeon at Singapore National Eye Centre; Nikolle Tan, Senior Consultant and Retina Specialist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital; and Reuben Foo, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Singapore National Eye Centre.
The Singaporean ophthalmologists have come to Bangladesh under a joint initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, BUET Amra 92 Foundation, Bangladesh Eye Hospital, NIO&H, and Orbis International.
NIO&H Director Prof Khair Ahmed Choudhury said the Singaporean doctors would assess the treatment and determine further intervention.
He said: “If the patients require further intervention, another batch of doctors will come to offer it. If any patients need treatment abroad, they will suggest it.”
This is the fourth mission of foreign ophthalmologists for the treatment of July movement victims.
Earlier, Chinese, Nepalese, and French teams came to Bangladesh for their treatment.
According to NIO&H, several hundred patients who sustained eye injuries during the movement received treatment at the government-run tertiary hospital.
Of them, over 400 suffered injuries in one eye, and 55 in both
eyes. Nine of the injured were sent abroad for advanced treatment, according to NIO&H.
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